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Threat Intelligence
Google TAG Warns on Emerging Heliconia Exploit Framework for RCE
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has discovered a cyberattack framework dubbed Heliconia, built to exploit zero-day and n-day vulnerabilities in…
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Threat Intelligence
CyberRatings.org Revives NSS Labs Research
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — CyberRatings.org, the nonprofit entity dedicated to providing transparency on cybersecurity product efficacy, has…
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Threat Intelligence
Critical Quarkus Flaw Threatens Cloud Developers With Easy RCE
A critical remote code-execution (RCE) bug in an open source Java virtual machine (JVM) framework threatens enterprise environments by giving…
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Threat Intelligence
New Exploit Broker on the Scene Pays Premium for Signal App Zero-Days
Gray-market exploit brokers are alive and kicking, with the latest sign of this flourishing market coming in the form of…
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Threat Intelligence
Cyberattackers Selling Access to Networks Compromised via Recent Fortinet Flaw
Fortinet customers that have not yet patched a critical authentication bypass vulnerability that the vendor disclosed in October in multiple…
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Threat Intelligence
Acer Firmware Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Key Security Feature
Acer is working to fix a firmware flaw affecting five of its laptop models. An exploit could allow attackers to disable…
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Threat Intelligence
Killnet Gloats About DDoS Attacks Downing Starlink, White House
Killnet and its band of hacker collaborators are claiming they were able to pull off a trio of symbolic distributed denial-of-service…
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Threat Intelligence
The Metaverse Could Become a Top Avenue for Cyberattacks in 2023
A combination of maturing and emerging consumer-facing cyber threats could add to the many challenges that enterprise security teams will…
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Breaches
Australia Passes Bill to Fine Companies up to $50 Million for Data Breaches
By: Ravie Lakshmanan The Australian government has passed a bill that markedly increases the penalty for companies suffering from serious…
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Breaches
French Electricity Provider Fined for Storing Users’ Passwords with Weak MD5 Algorithm
By: Ravie Lakshmanan The French data protection watchdog on Tuesday fined electricity provider Électricité de France €600,000 for violating the…